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THE GALVESTON DALLY NEW S, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1893.
The Little Gray Man
BY EDOUAED LABOULAYH.
An Amusing Bit of Icelandic Folklore from the French,
Throe or four hundred years ago 1
there lived at Skalholt, in Iceland,
an old peasant, who was no more rich
in wisdom than in fortune. While
at church one day the good man heard a fine
sermon on charity. "Give to him that asketh
thee," said the preacher, "and it shall bo re-
turned unto thee a hundred-fold." The peas-
ant's attention wastakon by these constantly
repeated words, which confused still more his
already clouded faculties. Hardly had he re-
turned home than ho be^an to cut down the
trees of his garden, to dig up the soil, and to
pile up stones and wood as though ho were
about to build a palace.
"What are you doing there, my poor man?"
asked his wife.
"Call me no longer 4my poor man,'" said
the peasant, in a solemn voice; "we are rich,
my de ir wife, or at least we are going to be.
In a fortnight's time I am going to give away
my cow and "
"Ourcow! our only resource?" cried the
wife, "we shall die of hunger."
"Hold your tongue, you silly woman," re-
plied the peasant; "it is easy to see you un-
derstand nothing of our pastor's Latiu. In
giving away our cow, we shall receive a hun-
dred back as a reward. The pastor said so.
I shall shelter fifty beasts in the stable I am
building, and with the value of fifty
others I shall buy pasture enough to feed our
herd in summer as in winter. We shall be
richer than the king.".
And without heeding either the prayers or
reproaches of his wife, our simpleton began
to build his stable, to the great astonishment
of his neighbors.
This work finished, the good mau slipped a
cord round the neck of his cow and led it
direct to the pastor's house. He found him
talking to two strangers, whom he hardly
glanced at, so eager was lie to make his pres-
ent and to receive his reward.
The pastor was amazed at such a new
specios of charity. He gavo a lengthy expla-
nation to the foolish follow to show him that
the Bible only spoke of spiritual rewards. It
was ol no use; the peasant only repeated,
"You said so, sir; you said so." Wearied at
last of reasoning with such a blockhead, the
pastor broke forth iu holy wrath, and
slammed his door in the faco of the peasant,
who, perfectly astounded, stood rooted to tho
spot, repeating incessantly, "You said so, you
said so." Howevor, he had to return homo;
no easy matter. It was in spring; the ice was
melting, and the windswept tho snow in great
drifts. At every stop tho man slipped, tiie
cow bellowed, and refused to advance. In an
hour's time the peasant had missed the path,
and was in fear of losing his life. Ho stopped
in perplexity, knowing no more what to do
than the animal which he led. While he stood
iu doubt a man, laden with a groat sack,
came up to him and asked him what ho was
doing in such bad weather with his cow.
When the peasant had told him his griev-
ance, tho stranger replied, "My good man,
take my advice, and make an exchange with
me. I live near here; let me have your cow,
which you will never succeed in leading back
to your house, and take this sack; it is not
very heavy and everything it contains is worth
having."
Tho bargain concluded, the stranger led
away the cow. The peasant, hoisting the sack,
which he found terribly heavy, on his back,
set olf on his way home.
In great trepidation at the reproaches and
jeers of his wife, he entored the cottage and
burst into along description of the dangers he
had incurred, and how, like the clever man he
was, had exchanged a dying cow for a sack full
of treasures. On hearing this fine story the
woman began to show her displeasure, where-
upon her husband implored her to rostrain
hnr bad temper and make no delf-y iu putting
her largest baucopan on the fire.
Upon which ho opened the sack,and behold,
out of its depths came a liitle man all clothed
in gray, like a mouse.
"Good-day. good people," he said with all
the dignity of a prince. "I hope that instead
of boiling mo you will supply mo with some-
thing to eat. This little expedition has given
me a good appetite."
The peasant fell upon his 'stool as though
he had been thunderstruck.
"There," said his wife, "I was sure of it.
Hero is a new folly. But what can you expect
from a husband? He is certain to do some-
thing idiotic! Wo have lost the cow by which
we lived, and now that we have nothing left,
you bring us another mouth to feed! I wish
you had remained under the snow, sir,you and
your sack and your treasure."
The good lady would have gone on talking
if the little gray mau had not pointed out to
her that big words do not fill the pot, and that
the wisest thing to do was to sally forth iu
search of game.
"You will thank me," he said, "when you
see what 1 have brought you."
Saying this he went out in spite of the wind
and snow, and after some time returned with
a great sheep.
"There," ha said, "kill this animal for me,
and do not let us die of hunger."
Tho old man and his wife glanced at each
other across the little man and his prey. This
windfall looked remarkably like a theft. Law-
ful or not, the sheep was devoured with tho
greatest relish. From that day plenty reigned
n the homo of the peasant. Sheep succeeded
sheep, and the good man, more credulous than
ever, began to think that,after all,he had gained
by his bargain since ihstoad of the hundred
cows he expected, heaven had sent him such
an expert purveyor as the little gray man.
One story is good till another is heard.
Though the sheep multiplied iu the old man's
cottage, they diminished visibly in the royal
flock which grazed in the vicinity. Tho chief
shepherd, becoming uneasy, informed tho
king that for some time, in spite of the in-
creased vigilance of the watch, the finest ani-
mals of the flock disappeared one after the
other. Without doubt some clever thief must
have taken up his abode in tho neighborhood.
Before long it became known that there was
a stranger from no one knew where, and
whom nobody kuew, staying in the peasant's
cottage. The king ordered that he should be
brought before him. The little gray man set
out boldly, but the peasant and his wife be-
gan to feel conscience stnekenjas they t hought
of the thieves and accomplices who were
hanged on the same gibbet.
When the little gray man appeared at
court the king asked him if, by chance,
he had heard that five fine sheep
had been stolen from the royal flock.
"Yes," your majesty," answered the little
man, "I took them for an old man and his
wife who were dying of hunger, while you had
plenty and to spare. You cannot even spend
the tenth part of your revenue, and I thought
it only right that these good people should
live on what you had no need of rather than
die of starvation."
Tho king was thunaerstruck at such
audacity; ho eyed the little man with a look
that boded nothing good. "It is evident," he
•aid, "that your greatest talent is stealing."
Th^' little man bowed with an air of self-
C0nsci6^s modesty.
"Well,you deserve to be hanged," said tho
Icing, "but I pardon you on condition that to-
morrow at'.this time you thall have taken
from my herdsmen my black bull, which is
guarded with tho greatest care."
"Your majesty," answered tho little gray
man, "your condition is impossible. How do
you think I can elude such vigilance?"
"Unless you do it," replied the king, "you
shall be hanged."
And with a wave of tho hand he dismissed
our thiof, who heard as he passed out derisive
whispers of "You will be hanged ! You will
be hanged!"
The little gray man returned to tho cottage
of the peasant, where he was warmly wel-
comed by the old man and his wife.
But he said nothing to thorn, except that he
was in need of a rope, and that ho was going
away the next morning at daybreak.
They gave him tho old halter of the cow,
and then he went to bed and slept, peacefully.
At dawn, with the earliest beams of tho
rising sun, the little gray man went out, tak-
ing his cord with him. Ho strode iuto tho
forest by thefmtli usually used by the king's
herdsmen, and selecting a big oak in full
view, he hung himself by the neck to the
large st branch. But he was very careful not
to make a slip-knot.
Very soon afterward two herdsmen passed
by, leading the blaek bull.
"Halloa!" said ono of them, "here is our
rascal who has got what he deserved. Good-
bye, old chap, you won't steal the king's bull
now."
As soon as the herdsmen were out of sight
tho little gray man camo down from the tree,
and taking a short cut, hung himself once
more to a great oak close by the road. Im-
agine tho surprise of the herdsmen, whon they
caught sight of him again!
"Who is that?" said one. "Are my eyes de-
ceiving me? Here is tho little man we saw
hanging over yonder!"
"How stupid you are!" said the other.
"How can a man be hanged in two places at
tho same time? If is another thief, that is
all."
"I tell you it is tho same," replied tho lirst
shepherd. "I recognize his coat and his
grin."
"I bet you," answered the second, who was
of an independent turn of mind, "that it is a
different man."
The wager was accepted. The two men
fastened the King's bull to a tree and ran
back to the first oak. But while they were
running the little gray man jumped down
from his gibbet, and quietly led the bull to
the peasant's house. There was great rejoic-
ing, and the animal was put into the stable
until it should bo sold.
When the two herdsmen returned to the
palace in the evening they hung their heads
and looked so dejected that the king saw at
once he had been duped. He sent for the
little gray man, who appeared with ail the
serenity of a great mind.
"You have stolen my bull!" said the king,
"Your majesty," replied the little man, "I
have only obeyed your orders."
"Very well," said the king, "hero are ten
gold crowns to pay for my bull; but if within
ten days you do not manage to steal the
sheets off my bed while I am in it, you shall
be hanged."
"Your majesty," said the little man, "pray
do not ask mo to do such a thing. You are so
well guarded that a poor man like me could
never even approach tne palace."
"Unless you do it," answered tho king, "I
shall have the pleasure of seeing you hanged."
That night the little gray man, who had re-
turned to the cottage, provided himself with a
long rope and a basket. In this basket, lined
with moss, he placed a cat and her kittens,
and then he went out. Gliding noiselessly
through the darkness he reached the place,
and climbed upon tho roof without being pre-
ceived by anyone. To outer a garret, whore
with the help of a saw he quickly made a neat
opening in the floor, was for our clever little
fellow the work of a few moments.
On reaching the king's bedroom, he pro-
ceeded to carefully uncover the royal bed,
and after placiug the cat and her kittens in
the center, he arranged it neatly again, and
then by the aid of his rope, climbed upon the
canopy, where he sat down to await the result.
Tho palace clock struck 11 as the king and
queen entered their chamber. The light hav-
ing been extinguished the queen was about to
step into bed, whenjshe uttered a shrill scream
and ran to the further end of the room.
"What is the mutter? Aro you mad?" said
the king. "You will rouse the whole palace."
"Do not get into bed," answered the queen;
"my foot touched something warm and soft."
"Why not say at once there is a hobgoblin
in the bed?" replied the king, laughing con-
temptuously. "All women are as timid as
hares, and as senseless."
Upon which, like a true hero, ho bravely
entered the bed, but as quickly jumped out
again, howling frantically and dragging with
him the cat, whose claws were firmly embed-
ded in the calf of his leg.
At the cries of the. king the sentinel hast-
ened to the door and knocking three times
with Ins halbert, inquired if assistance was
needed.
"Silence!" shouted the king,ashamed nf his
weakness and not wishing to make an exhibi-
tion of himself.
He struck the tinder-box, relit the lamp, and
on going toward the bed discovered in the
middie the cat, who had returned to her place
and was quietly licking the kittens.
"This is too bad 1" he exclaimed; "the im-
pudent animal has no regard for our
crown, and has chosen our royal bed
as a snug corner for her kittens. Wait a
moment, little wretch; I will soon give you
your reward!"
"She will bite you," cried the queen; "she
may be mad."
"There is nothmg to be alarmod at, my
dear," said the good king. He then took tho
sheets by the four corners and tying them to-
gether with cat and kittens inside, ho rolled
all together iu the blanket and counterpano
and threw tho enormous buudlo out of the
window.
"Now we will go into the next room," ho
said to the queen, "and since we have had our
revenge, we may hope to sleep in peace."
Tho king slept and wo may imagine pleas-
ant dreams refreshed his slumbers, but while
ho slept a little man climbed upon the roof
and, with the aid of a rope, slipped quickly
down into the courtyard. He began to search
for some invisible object, which, having
found, he hoisted on his back and was soon
alter hastening along the snow-covered road.
The sentinels thought they had seen some
phantom and wondered what those cries they
had heard, like those of a new-born infaut
could mean.
When tho king awoke the next morning he
began to think over the events of the previous
night. A diui suspicion dawned upon his
mind that he had been the victim of a joke,
and that its author was probably the little
gray mau. Be sent for him immediately.
The little man arrived, carrying on his shoul-
ders the sheets neatly folded, and falling with
bended kneeB before the queen, he said
humbly:
"Your majesty is aware that I have only
crrriod out the king's orders; I hope your
majesty will be gracious enough to pardon
me."
"I pardon you," replied the queen, "on con-
dition that we see you no more, or else 1 shall
die of fright with your tricks."
"But 1 do not pardon you," said the king,
very much annoyed that tho queen should
have taken upon herself to act without con
suiting her lord and master. Look here, you
rogue, you shall be hanged to-morrow night,
unless you have managed before then to steal
the queen herself!"
"Your majesty," cried tho little man, "let
me be hanged at once, for you would spare mo
twenty-four hours of anxiety. How could I
attempt such a thing? It would be easier to
steal the moon."
"That is your businoss, not mine." replied
the king. "In tho meantime tho gallows
shall be prepared."
The little mau left the court indespai.,
burying his head in his hands and sobbing
pitifully; tho king laughed joyfully.
In the dusk of evening a holy monk, carry
mg a rosary in his hand and a bag under his
arm, came to the palace to beg as usual for
his convent. When the queen liad given hiin
her oontribution, "Madam," said the monk,
"heaven will roward so much charity,
bring with me even now its recompense. To-
morrow, as you aro aware, a poor fellow,
whoso guilt is undoubtedly great, is to be
hanged within the palace."
"Alas!" answered the queen. "I pardon
him willingly. 1 would gladly have saved his
life."
"That cannot be," said the monk, "but this
man, who is half a wizard, can make you a
valuable present before he dies."
I know that he possesses three wonderful se-
crets. of which ono alone is worth a kingdom.
He can bequeath one of these secrets to any
woman who has had compassion on him."
"What are theso secrets?" inquired the
queen.
"With the knowledge of the first, a wife is
able to make her husoand do everything sho
wishes," replied the monk.
"Oh!" said tho quoen, with a pout, "there
is nothing very wonderful in that. Ever sinco
the time of Eve that mystery has been known
from generation to generation. What is the
seconu secret?"
"Tho second imparts wisdom and good-
ness."
"Well," said the queen, yawning, "and what
is the third?"
"The third," said the monk, "endows tho
woman who possesses it with matchless beauty
and with the gift of everlasting youth."
"Koverend father," cried the queen eagerly,
"I should dearly like to know that secret."
"Nothing is easier," said the monk. "Tho
only thing you have to do is to allow the sor-
cerer, before he dies and while he is still at
liberty, to hold both your hands in his and to
brenthcupon your hand three times."
'Let him come," said the queen; "fetch
him at once, reverend father."
"That is impossible," replied the monk.
The king has given strict orders that this
man shall not be allowed to enter the palace,
It would mean instaut dea^h to him to step
within theso walls. Do not begrudge him tho
few hours that still remain."
'Unfortunately, reverend father, the king
has forbidden me to go out until to-morrow
night."
"That is a pity," said the monk. "I see you
must give up this wonderful gift. Neverthe-
less, it would be delightful to remain young,
beautiful, and especially to be loved for-
ever."
"Alas, my father, you are right; the king's
order is extremely unjust. But if I attouipted
to go out the sentinels would stop me. You
look astonished; that is the way the king
treats me occasionally. I am a most miser-
able wife."
•My heart aches for you, poor woman!"
said tho monk. "What tyranny? But,
madam, you should not yield to such unrea-
sonable demands; your duty is to do as you
please."
"But how?" asked the queen.
"There is a way if you are willing. Get
into this sack. I will undertake to carry you
out of the palace, oven at the risk of my life.
And fifty years hence, when you are still as
beautiful and as youthful looking as to-day,
you will rejoice that you defied your tyrant."
"Iagree," said the queen; "but aro you
quite sure that this is no hoax?"
"Madam," said the holy man, raising his
arms and boating his breast, "as surely as 1
am a monk, you have no'.hing to fear on that
score. Besides, I shall remain with you dur-
ing your interview with this fellow."
"And you will bring me back to the pal-
ace?"
"I give you my word of honor, I will."
"Knowing the secret?" ndded the queen.
"Yes, knowing the secret. But since your
majesty hesitates we will drop the question;
the secret may die with him who discovered
it, unless he prefers to tell it to some woman
who has more confidence in him."
The only response the queen made to this
was to jump bravely into the bag. Tho monk
drew the cord, lifted the burden on his shoul-
ders, and crossed the courtyard with meas-
ured steps. On his way he mot the king, who
was making his roung of inspection.
"You have a good collection, I see," said
the king.
"Sire," roplied the monk, "your charity is
inexhaustible; I fear I have imposed upon it.
Perhaps I should do well to leave this sack
and its contents hero."
"No, no," said the king. "Take it nil, rev-
erend father; it is a good riddance. I do not
suppose what you liavo in it is worth much.
Your feast will be a sumptuous one."
"May your majesty sup with as good an ap-
petite!" replied the monk in a fatherly tone,
as ho disappeared muttering something m-
audibly. It was probably a Latin prayer.
Tho supper bell rang; the king entered the
room rubbing his hands. He felt pleased with
himself, and the prospect of having revenge
gave him a good appetite.
"Is the queen not down yet?" he asked im-
patiently. "It does not surprise uie, though;
women are never punctual."
"Ho was about to take his seat when three
soldiers throw open the door and pushed into
tho room the little gray man.
"Sire," said ono of the guards, "this rascal
has had the audacity to enter tho palace yard,
in spite of the royal order. WTe should have
hanged him at once rather than disturb your
majesty at supper, but he claims that ho has a
message from tiio queou, and that he is tho
bearer of a state secret."
"From tho queen!" exclaimed the king,
aghast. "Where is she? Wretch! what have
you done with her?"
"I have stolen her!" quietly replied the lit-
tle man.
"How did you do that?" said tho king.
"Sire, who was tho monk witn a largo sack
on his back, to whom your majesty conde-
scended to say, 'Take it all, and a good rid-
dance?'"
"It was you," cried the king; "conse-
quently, even I am no longer in safety. One
of these days you will steal me and my king-
dom into the bargain."
"Sire, I have come to ask you one thing
more."
"I am afraid of you," said the king. "Who
are you? A sorcerer, or the devil himself?"
"Neither, sire. I am simply Prince Holar.
I was on the way to ask you for the hand of
your daughter when I was overtaken by tho
storm and obliged to take refuge with my
equerry in the house of the pastor of Skal-
holt. But chance threw in my way a foolish
peasant, who has been tho cause of my acting
in this manner. Howevor, 1 have only obeyed
your majesty's orders in all this."
"Well, well," said tho king, "I see—or
rather I do not see; it matters little. Prince
Holar, I would rather have you as a son-in-
law than as a neighbor. As soon as the queen
comes back-—"
"Sho is here, sire; my equerry has con-
ducted her back to the palace."
The queen soon reappeared, rather ashamed
of having been so easily duped, but readily
comforted at the prospect of having such a
clever man for a son-in-law.
"You must tell me the wonderful secret,"
she whispered to Prince Holar. "I wish to
know it."
"Tho secret of being beautiful forever is to
be loved," said the prince.
"How can one be always loved?" asked the
queen.
"By being good and simple, and by pleas
ing one's husband."
"Is that all? And you protend to be a sor-
cerer!" exclaimed tho indignant queen,throw-
ing up her arms.
"Enough of all this mystery," said the king
in alarm. "Prince Holar, you will have plen-
ty of time to chat with your mother-in-law
when you become our son. Come, supper is
getting cold. Let us have the whole evening
to enjoy ourselves; make the best of your
time, my boy, to-morrow you will be mar
ried."
Having made this remark, which ho thought
rather witty, the king glanced at the queen,
but ho recoived Buch a look in roturn that ho
immediately stroked his chin and contem-
plated the Hies on the ceiling.
Here end the adventures of Princo Holar.
Happy days have no history. We only know
that he succeeded his father-in-law and be-
came a powerful ruler. Boing something of
liar as well as a thief, bold yet artful, he had
all the qualities needful for a conquerer. He
took more than a thousand acres of land,
which he lost and reconquered three times, in
doing which he sacrificed six armies. In tho
celebrated annals of Skalholt and Holar his
name figures gloriously. We refer our read-
ers to these famous and most interesting
records.
IMMIGRATION CONVENTION
E0H0E3 OP THE GATHERING AT
WICHITA FALLS.
All the Money Necessary to Carry Out the
Plan of the Convention Will
Be Forthcoming.
Court Week at Emory.
Emoht, Kains Co., Tex., Feb. 25.—District
court oponed last Monday and adjourned Sat-
urday. Only three indictments were returned
by the grand jury.
The following are the important cases dis-
posed of: State vs. Buck Coons, dismissed
state vs. D. L. Coons, dismissed; Ben Hamil-
ton vs. Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
company of Texas, judgment for plaintiff for
$1200; William Kendrick vs. Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway company of Texas, judg-
ment for plaintiff for
The cost to tho county of this term will not
reach $500. The jail is empty.
Farmers are taking advantage of this beau-
tiful v.eathezw
W'ichita Falls, Wichita Co., Tex., Feb. 24.
—Now that the glamour and enthusiasm of tho
immigration convention has faded away and
rosy expectations have uriven place to sober re-
flection, a cold-blooded man or a skeptical
one is likely to ask: What good did it do?
How much of tangiblo benefit will result to
the fairest and most inviting section of Texas
from its meetings?
Measuro it by any standard and you will
find that tho convention fell little short of the
accomplishment of everything it set out to
do. When its members were crowding over
each other to subscribe for the proper repre-
sentation of Texas at Chicago, the conven-
tion was doing good. When the gentlemen
who composed it wero speaking in the inter-
est of peace and quiet, and against tho
Swayne disorganization bill, they certainly
thought the time well spent. But the greatest
enefit the panhandle will receive from the
meeting has not been spoken of in any news-
paper as yet: Ail local jealousies, and the
panhandle has had more than its share of
these, are buried, and one in purpose and ac-
complishment every county and every section
moves forward.
Already the effect of the convention is be-
ginning to be felt. It has set the people of
this region afire, as tho phrase goes. It has
stirred not only the people of Wichita Falls,
but of every county in northwest Texas to a
full realization of the glorious opportunity
now in sight. It has given the representative
men of every locality between Fort Worth and
Texline a broader vision of the oxtent and
possibilities of this country, and from tho
general exhalation of ideas they have gained
valuable knowledge for future use,
* # *
No more conspicuous gathering of conspic-
uous men has taken place iu the history of the
history of the panhandle. Lawyers, mer-
chants, bankers, farmers and everybody
except cattlemen. Cowmen as a rule are
opposed to immigration, for tho very good
reason, to them, that the iarmers tear up the
ground and ruin the pasturage. Col. A. M.
Britton of Vernon, who was the presiding
presiding officer of the convention, is at once
a banker, merchant, farmer and stockman.
Mr. G. T. Oliver of Amarillo, a man who
camo into the panhandle five years ago with
$15 in his pocket, now counts his wealth with
six figures. Mr. J. A. Komp of this city, who
is one of the biggest merchants in this city,
was one of the men who signed the call. Dr.
W. H. Weir of Quanah, who camo to invoke
divine blessing on the work, though a
preacher, is still one of the men close to tho
panhandle heart. Add to these the big dele-
gations from Childress, Henrietta, Clarendon,
Memphis and all the other towns, and you
have some idea of what a body of men it was
—the equal in nil respc :ls to any gathering of
similar size in Texas. The press, first in all
work of building up a country, had its repre-
sentatives on hand. Strickfaden of the Hen-
rietta Herald and Pier son of the Chieftain,
Wagner of the Quanah Tribune, Dougherty
of the Wichita Democrat-Post, Joo Loving of
the Fort Worth Stock Journal and others were
on hand, while the devil took charge of the
papers. Brother Rudolph, who sings the
praises of all this country from his eyrio on
top of tho great wet north plains at Hartley,
Brother Edgeil, who works early and late for
the cause in the Diminitt Signal, and Brother
Defibaugh, with his latest discoveries of the
wonderful bones of Aztecs and other ancient
things, were sadly missed, but they could not
help it. They all sent word, God bless them,
that they will try and do better next time.
# » #
For many years the panhandle has been
torn and rent by local prejudices and jealou-
sies. That they have been kept ous of the
papers made them all tho more acrid. Situated
great distances apart the towns naturally
grew to thinking that they hated each other
and from the thought cauie the reality. They
never got together on any platform till last
November, whon they all voted for Clark.
Charges have been made that this town or that
town was cutting the throat of some other
town by underhand and back-capping means,
and so tho crimination and recrimination went
merrily on. But they all got together hero
Wednesday and the citizens of Wichita Falls
found that the citizens of Vernon, and Quanah,
and Amarillo, and Tascosa and other places
did not grow horns or walk on all four?, but
were in all respects highly civilized, generous
gentlemen like theuihelves, and vice versa.
The people who came down hero expecting to
see a lot of sharks at tho depot ready to gooble
them up if they stepped oil the cars, found a
lot of the finest, most hospitablo fellows in the
world. All the people got together for the
first time in years. Now they understand each
other. Hereafter there will bo no backbiting
and no jealousy, bdt a chivalrous, honest
rivalry. And when the whole country has
anything at stake, you will see every town and
every county marshaling its forces and stand-
ing shoulder to shoulder for tho common
good of all. This of itself would have been a
great work had the convention done no more,
* * *
But the convention did more. It gave to
the people of other states emphatic assurance
that Texas needs capital and immigration. It
wont even further and provided tho way to
get them, and is going even further and raise
the means to make the ways go. It brought
forth ideas and suggestions that will bo of
groat service. It put in offect the pioneer big
immigration association of the state and set
all the balance of Texas a lesson. There is
little doubt but that all tho money necessary
to carry out the plan of that convention will
be forthcoming at the next meeting in April.
During the month of March tho people in
every county will be called on to say whether
or not they want, immigration. If they do they
will be told that it takes money to got immi-
grants, and will then be requested to say how
badly in dollars and cents they desire tho man
with the hoe. It must be money or no immi-
grants.
Already assurances are plentiful. Potter
county is to meet next week and some of her
most substantial men say she will come to the
frout with somcthiug like $5000 in cash. Col.
Britton says old Wilbarger will come squarely
to the mark and Mr. Seay of Donley declared
that his county never took a back seat in the
car of progress and will be in tho swim this
time. As to Wichita, she is all right and
Hardeman and Childress are all right.
So is Baylor. The smaller and more sparsely
settled countios, those at which the Swayne
bill is aimed, which need immigration most
and have less to give than the larger counties
will come up with their mite, and like that of
the widow in the good book it may bo worth
as much as all of the others. The money raised
there is still a task of no moan proportions
before the executive board. That is the
advertising. Nearly every man has a different
idea as to which method is most effective,
Col. S. D. Moore, the immigration agent of
tho Denver, who has had experience in the
work of securing immigration and ought to
know what he is talking about, said during
the convention that newspapers were by tar
the best mediums of reaching the people,
Pamphlets are objectionable mainly because
people believe they aro got up to deceivov
dressed for the occasion, so to speak. Placards
and hand bills aro good only for kindling. An
exhibit car or tram seemed to many to bo a
very excellent mode of making the realities
uxd Ecssibiiitios of the panhandle known to
the world. A!l this, however, is crossing a
bridge before the association comes to it.
W hen the money to do the advertising has
been raisod it will be time enough to discuss
the best way to spend it. The character and
reputation of the officers and members of the
executive board is of sufficient strongth to
warrant the belief that the money when raised
will bo well spent.
# # *
One thing more. The panhandle, when every
other part, of the stato is holding back, has
come to the rescue of the world's fair. The
pauhandle, always on the alort, saw the op-
portunity and grasped it. Where else in all
Texas could $3000 have been raised in twenty
minutes without previous notico that the can-
vassor was coming around? Dallas or Fort
Worth or Austin or San Antonio or Galves-
ton, either of them having as many people as
there are in twenty panhandle countios, have
not done nearly so well. The peoplo of the
panhandle recognize that the exhibit will bo
worth its weight in gold, not only to them-
selves but to the whole state. With such a
return in sight on such a pitifully small in-
estinent thoy grabbed at it like a hungry
Mexican at a hot temaie. Mrs. Tobiu's ap-
peal was hardly in type before the panhandle's
response was sent her. The western couutry,
with less than one-tenth of the population of
the state, raised one-fifth of the amount
asked in less than twelve hours after they
were called on. When the roll of counties
was being called in the convention Wednes-
day night and Childress, Hardeman, Baylor,
Wichita, Donley, Wilbarger, Potter, Clay,
Montague and others wore piling up $100 sub-
scriptions till tho secretary's head swam, tho
empire countios of Dallas and Tarrant re-
sponded not. "Where's Dallas?" queried a
delegate whon the name of that county was
reached. Where was Dallas? Her delega-
tion sat silently in their places. "And whero's
Tarrant?" queried the same delegate. Tar-
rant was in tho same boat. But tho little
counties away up yonder on the plains wore
there and were making the people of the stato
hear them. They wero doing their part liko
men and some of them were putting up their
last dollar for Texas.
HIGHEST STATE COURTS.
SYNOPSES OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS
RENDERED.
Laudable Is Suicide.
St. James Gazette.
As the laws of France do not regard suicide
as a crime, tho logical conclusion is that ev-
ery citizen of the republic has a right to take
his own life, which is undoubtedly his prop-
erty. When the Deputy M. Anatole de la
Forge put an end not long since to an exis-
tence which disease hnd rendered miserable,
and, in his own opinion, useless, the republi-
can press had not a word to say against the
act; indeed, there were papers that spoko of
it as if it did him honor. Under the old re-
gime, self-murder was held to be criminal and
disreputable; but the revolution, by over-
throwing the ecclesiastical authority, soon
caused suicide to be regarded in a very differ-
ent, light.
It came to be looked upon as a rational and
respectable solution of as embarrassing situa-
tion, such as that of the scorpion, when en-
circled by tire. Dramatists and novelists
have contributed largely to establishing the
romantic and mundane ethics of suicide,
which now exercise a strong influence upon
the minds of thousands of French people.
Who is not familiar with that "m ole father"
of tho French stage who hands a pistol to his
ignoble son and recommends him to save his
honor by blowing out his brains? This idea
of saving honor by suicide is thoroughly
French.
When an inveterate gambler has staked tho
last Louis that ho could borrow and lost it,
when he realizes that ho cannot show his faco
again in any respectable place, he knows that
the time has come when society expects him
to put a pistol to his head as a sign that his
wishes aro honorable, although "inauspicious
stars" havo rendered it impossible for him to
carry them out. He withdraws from the
blazing "salle de jeu" into the quiet garden,
und thero makes his sacrifice to society, with
the stars as his witness. When his body is
found his creditors aro furious, but they aro
obliged to put a curb on their wrath, for
public opinion declares that the ruined gam-
jler oy his final act rose to the supreme ne-
cessities of the situation.
Tho case is tho same with the dishonest
financier who speculates rashly with other
people's money, whilo deceiving them sys-
tematically. He is expected to commit sui-
cide as a trifling satisfaction to those whom ho
has duped and victimized. If he docs this, it
is not considered fair to speak of him as a
swindler. Did ho not pay the supreme pen-
alty of his errors by taking himself out of a
world where the cards had turned against him?
It is those who run away under such circum-
stances and who think lifo still worth living
who are called rogues and scoundrels.
Imprisonment lor Debt.
Temple Times.
Elsewhere we reproduce an editorial from
The Dallas News that has the right kind of
jingle to it. It shows up the 8tate's duplicity
in the matter of debt collecting. While the
common creditor may do the best he can to
collect a debt created by common consent,
the state proposes to have even the coat from
tho back, or the bed from under a sick wife
or child, or it will practice the old English
laws and thrust tho debtor into jail till tho
fine is paid. "Consistency, thou aro a jewel."
The question naturally arises, Why is the state
any bettor than any of its parts? Why should
it be entitled to remedies that the individuals
aro not? Why is an uncontracted debt more
binding tbau one entered into in good fuith
on both sides? Why should laws bo enacted
that aro partial? It is nothing but a mimicry
of the old English law wherein tho king was
always entitled to his relief, though subjects
were often left without a remedy.
At Home in the Chair.
Gainesville Hesperian.
Some of Mr. Bailey's colleagues tried to
have some fun at his expense Tuesday night.
There was a call of the house in order to get a
quorum, and long after midnight he was
roused out of his bed and brought in by the
sergoant-at-arms. When he came in the mem-
bers cheered him loudly and the speaker
finally called him to the chair to preside. Then
the members went to work firing parlia-
mentary qu2stions at him in order to tangle
him up and get the laugh on him. But they
soon found that "the youngest member of the
house" was perfectly at homo in the speaker's
chair and understood the rules as well as tho
oldest members.
Oases Appealed from the Lower Courts to
the Courts of Last
Resort.
Fought with Pistols.
Waco, McLennan Co., Tex., Feb. 25.
Johnny Fields and Israel Grant, colored bell
boys at the Hotel Royal, quarreled to-night.
They armed themselves with sixshooter* and
met in the rotunda. Israel Grant beat Johnny
Fields on the head. He also fired one shot,
which he declared was accidental. Johnny is
painfully contused. He gave bond to answer
for carrying the sixshootor and a warrant is
out for the arrest of Israel Grant, charged
with assault with intent to murder. Ho went
away boforo the officers came.
Bent to tho Reform School.
Ardmoke, I. T.. Feb. 25.—Jailer Myer left
hero this morning for the reform sch ool at
Washington with three boys sentenced by the
judgo for one year each for larceny. The
lads aro Lee Banister, Clyde Blyde and Louis
Lathmyer, alias Willie Sherman. Youuj
Lathmyer told tho marshal that he had servec,
a sentence in tho Wichita jail a few month
ago and that when he came out he changed
his name to Sherman. The boys are very
young, the oldest one not being over 14 years
of age.
Bowie Street Kailroad.
Bowie, Montague Co., Feb. 24.—At the last
meeting of the city council Messrs. Head <fc
Co. were granted a franchise to construct and
maintain a street railway on the following
streets: Mason, Smytho,Tarrant, Montague.
Cowan, Jones, Wilbarger and Clay. The time
for tho building and completion of the same
is limited to twolvo mouths. This will give
direct transportation to the Rock Island and
Denver depots and the business center and the
most thickly settled residence portion of the
town. The company is composed of Messrs,
Head. Dryden and Tidball.
Court of Criminal Appeals.
J. M. Hurt, presiding judge; W. L. Davidson and
E. J. Simkins, judgos; R. L. Henry, assistant
attorney general; W. A. Hudson, clerk; Dallas
term.
No. 125—Sam Lettz vs. state; appeal from
Donley.
Appellant was convicted of exhibiting a
roulette table for the purpose of gaining.
Counsel for appellant contend that he was not
the owner, nor had any interest iu the table.
This is immaterial. Ho exhibited the table,
and whether he owned or had an interest in
it or not, he violated the law whon he ex-
exhibited it for the purpose of gaming. A
loading question, though inadmissible, is
not sufficient ground for a reversal where
no injury is done appellant by the answer. The
judgment is affirmed. Hurt, P. J.
No. 120—Sylvester Gaines vs state; appeal
from Tarrant.
The court refused to charge the jury that if
defendant had ronsonablo grounds to believe
and did believe from the size, height and
physical appearance of the minor that ho was
under 21 years of ago they should acquit him
onA defendant reserved his bill of exceptions.
requested charge was the law of the case,
imperatively demanded by tho facts, nor did
charge given to tho jury submit this issue
fact in such manner as was required by the
testimony. For this error the judgment is re-
versed. Hurt, P. J.
No. 132. John Hall vs. state; appeal from
Tarrant.
Appellant was convicted of an assault with
intent to murder his wife. The prosecution,
oyer objection, was permitted to prove by the
wife that defendant assaulted her in Kansas
in 1887, giving the place and manner of as-
sault. Defendant's thoory in this case was
that he was too drunk at the time of the as-
sault to entertain any specific intent to kill
and the assault arose from sudden impulse
and not from malice to meet which the prose-
cution was permitted to prove ill treatment
and bad conduct running back through several
years,including threats to take her life. To meet
defendant's theory of temporary insanity pro-
duced from tho recent use of intoxicating
liquor, all such acts previous ill treatment
and threats were proper ,and legitimate testi-
mony, as well to show malice, ill will, and
motive on his part and also as explanatory of
his real purpose in making the assault
alleged. "On the trial Jof a husband for
the murder of his wife the state has
the right to prove a course
of ill-treatment by the husband of the wife"
(Whart. Cr. Ev., section 51), Defendant of-
fered to prove that immediately before the
assault his wife refused to live with him, and
further informed him that she intended to
live with another party who was possessed of
more money than himself. The exclusion of
this testimony was certainly not injurious to
defendant, as it strongly tended to prove mo-
tive and malice, and if true was strong evi-
dence tending to show that he possessed his
reasoning powers and was not temporarily
insane at the time of theasault. The court
did not err in failing to charge upon the ef-
fect of this evidence and in omitting to re-
strict it as a fact tending to prove motive or
malice. The instructions fairly submitted the
law of the case. There is no error and the
judgment is affirmed. Davidson, J.
No. 152. WTilliam Day vs. state; appeal from
Cooke.
The testimony adduced on the trial is not
incorporated in the rocord, hence the court
cannot say tho trial court erred in the matters
complained of in tho motion for a new trial
in relation to the charge, as well as the sup-
posed insufficiency of the evidence to support
tho conviction. The judgment is affirmed.
Davidson, J.
No. 130. Jack Cruse vs. state; appeal from
Tyler.
It is well settled that alleged newly dis-
covered testimony, impeaching in its nature,
and relating to a statement of the assaulted
party, contradictory of his testimony on the
trial, does not constitute cause for a new trial.
The guilt of appellant is clearly shown inde-
pendent of the testimony of the annulled
party. The judgment is affirmed. Davidson, J.
No. 148. Mitchel Davis vs. state; appeal
from Angelina.
Thero is no statement of facts in this record.
Tho testimony complained of was admissible.
24 C. A., 73. There is no error in the charge
as the case is presonted and tho judgment is
affirmed. Davidson, J.
No. 151. G. A. Wells vs state; appeal
from Parker.
The offense recited in the recognizance
charges appellant with "unlawfully and
knowingly sending and dolivermg a written
lettor with a view of extorting money, prop-
erty or a thing of value." Tne vice of tne
recognizance consists in using the disjunctive
or" instead of the conjunctive "and" in re-
citing the offense. (2. C. A. 39.) Offenses
cannot beset forth in the alternative, either
in the pleading or in the recognizance, there-
fore tho motion of the assistant attorney gen-
eral is well taken and tho appeal is dis-
missed. Davidson, J.
No. 99. G.|A. F. Parker vs state; appoal
from Armstrong.
This cause aroso in tho justice court, and on
appeal to the county court was dismissed be-
causo appellant failed to have entered of
record in such justice court a proper notice of
appeal. Tho transcript from the justice' court
in relation to the giving and entry of notice
of appeal is as follows: "and the defendant
then and there in open court of appeal to the
county court of Armstrong county, Texas,
which notice is now here entered of record."
This is a sufficient compliance with the re-
quirements of article 93G, C. C. P. On ap-
peal to this court from an order of the
county court dismissing an appeal to that
court, from an inferior court, the only ques-
tion which this court has jurisdiction to de-
cide is, did tho county court err in dismiss-
ing the appeal. The judgment is reversed
and thecauso remanded. Davidson, J.
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NO GOOD AS A BURGLAR.
The Knave Failed Because Part of Hia
Anatomy Was Wanting.
Detroit Free Press.
The burglar was not a bad-looking man, al-
though his business h<;d a bad look.
He stood by the door of a sleeping-room and
peered in.
A faint light was burning and he could hear
the measured breathing of some one asleep.
Cautiously he crept inside, stooping low and
looking around.
No one there save a sleeping woman.
In an instant a cloth saturated with ether
was thrown over her face and he waited one,
two, three—ton minutes, and the stent'orous
breathiug of the sleeper told him the drug
was doing its work.
With a dexterous hand he seized tho jewelry
and money lying on the dressing-case, and
began a quick search in the drawers of the
case.
"Oo-o-o," came a'voice from the shadows of
the room.
Quick as a flash the burglar clutched hia
silent knife and turned to meet his victim.
No one was visible.
"Oo-oo," came the voice again, and tho
burglar saw a child in tho crib by the foot of
the bed.
It was a pretty baby, sleepily holding up its
hands to him.
Ho let his knife fall to his side, and stepping
over to the crib, touched tho child.
It cooed again softly and held up its arms
for him to take it.
Tho impulse was beyond his control and ho
lifted the baby to his bosom, and it nestled its
soft, white cheek down to his and put its white
arm around its neck.
Ho purred to it and in a moment its curly
head was laid against his face and it was
asleep again.
"Never seen a kid like that," he whispered
to himself. "Most of um is afraid of stran-
gers," and tonderly ho laid it in the crib.
Then he went back to the dressing-case.
He stood still a moment, and tnen looked
furtively over hi* shoulder toward the crib.
The sleeping face of the child was turned
toward him.
Slowly he replaced on the case all ho had
taken from it, hastily snatched from the
woman's face the saturated cloth, opened a
window near the bed and quietly slipped down
stairs.
Once on the street again be looked up at tho
hou?e hungrily.
"Dang it!" he growled, "aman that ain't got
no more gizzard than I have ought to git out
of the business."
Aud he disappeared into the shadows of the
night.
Actors and the Legion of Honor.
Parris correspondonce St. James Gazette,
The caustic criticism which tho admission
of M. Laroche of the Comedie Francaise to
the Legion of Honor has called forth shows
that tho old and very strong prejudice against
"comedians"—sometimes termed histrions and
cabotius by those who wish to bo particularly
spiteful—is still alive. Aud yet no mini&tor
has proposed to make M. Larocho a gr ind
officer of the order like M. Cornelius Herz.
The actor's ambition must not try to carry
him higher than tho rank of chevalier, for ho
is equally ignorant both of electricity and
finance. All members of the recognized pro-
fessions and of a good many trades wore ad-
mitted to the order long ago; but it was not
until 1831 that an actor receivedjttie chevalier's
cross in recognition of his merit as an actor.
It was the veteran Got who managed to break
the ice—or rather, crack the iceberg. Others
had been previously "decorated," bat reasons
apart from their dramatic career were inge-
niously found for awarding the distinctionj
Thus Dupuis in 1849 was decorated as ati
officer of the National Guard, Marty in the
same year as mayor of Charen!on, Samson
and others subsequently as professors at tho
conservatoire, although what they taught
there was tho art of acting. When Go!, how-
ever, received the cross, tho profession of tne
stage was officially recognized as a respert-
abloone; aud other actors, who considered
their claim to the cross to bo at least as good
as Got's, applied for it, and worried until in
several cases they obtained their heart's de-
sire and could wear the bit of red ribbon by
their buttonhole. MM. Delaunoy, Porel,
Mount-Sully, wero among the favored. Even
an actress, Mme. Mario Laurent, was admit-
ted to the order. The honor, however, con-
ferred upon M. Laroche has startled a good
many people, who are asking if overy actor is
going to receive the cross. Those responsible
for the decoration of M. Laroche are being so
tormented on account of it that other actors
who were very hopeful have been made ex-
ceedingly melancholy.
Old Gotoh's Posies.
Cleburne Chronicle.
The Chronicle notes with pleasure that
"Old Gotch," Gen. Hardeman, has not lost
his taste for flowers. A few mornings ago ho
presented Lieut. Gov. Crane with a bouquet
in a goblet of water.
Cold, Wet and Disagreeable.
Mesquite MeBquitor.
It's a mighty cold, wet and disagreeable day
when Tub Dallas News fails to find some
kind of a mare's nest.
Thirsting for Knowledge.
Austin News.
The avorago legislatqr would like to know
what the blessed railroad commissioners are
doing to earn their salaries.
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